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WordForPeace.com Dear brothers and sisters! I’d like to share with you something that I find very useful. It’s about a spiritual practice that I try to follow. I have to say that I don’t always observe it—sometimes it slips my mind or my mind is busy with other things. But, with God’s grace, I do often try to keep up the …

WordForPeace.com The Government’s declaration of a ceasefire is historic. The onus for any act(s) of violence now is on Pakistani troops and militants, writes Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi Every year, Kashmir wishes to celebrate Ramzan with serenity and devotion. The beautiful recital of azaans and duas creates a divine atmosphere in the Valley and one gets the vibes of the age-old …

WordForPeace.com In Islam, there is no ‘spiritual impurity’ for mensturating women- Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi, Islamic scholar In Islam, menstruation is not regarded as something that makes a woman inferior to man. Many misunderstandings occur because of misogynist patriarchal interpretations of Islam that go against its egalitarian spirit. According to Islamic jurisprudence, menstruation is categorised as a state of ‘ritual impurity’ …

WordForPeace.com Written by Junaid Jahangir The fight against Islamophobia is one about securing the civil and human rights of Muslims to live and practice their faith without let or hindrance. It requires an intersectional approach for Islamophobes do not distinguish between Muslim and Sikh, conservative and liberal, as for them all are “ragheads.” Consistency requires that as Muslims adopt an …

WordForPeace.com Jerusalem Day is a great time for public discussion on the most interesting, diverse and complex city in Israel, but in recent years, this discussion often turns into a eulogy of the secular population in Jerusalem. One cannot deny the challenges a city such as Jerusalem faces, in which two-thirds of the population (Arabs and ultra-Orthodox) are typically not …

WordForPeace.com Three to four days into the “cessation of operations” (COO) initiative in Jammu and Kashmir, it is under severe criticism from almost all quarters. The main objections appear to be from the security community, which is livid that the momentum of operations, put in place by Operation All Out, has been broken. Many less-informed people are joining in too. …

WordForPeace.com By Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi In Islam, all acts of devotion are aimed at enlightening one’s inner self to build a personal relationship with God. Every year, Ramadan comes as a one-month training course, that helps us develop a strong will to live a completely humane, spiritually inclined and God-conscious life. In fact, the sole purpose of fasting in Islam …

WordForPeace.com AIUMB President Syed Muhammad Asharaf Kichchauchwi, while addressing a Ramazan spiritual gathering, said that Muslims talk about being discriminated and thus are easily falling prey to victimhood mentality. “Muslims have made this their favorite activity, instead of creatively thinking about their future and correct course of action. Sadly, the entire community is busy in blaming each other only,” he …

WordForPeace.com By Lailatul Fitriyah Explosions of religious-based violence as happened at the Mobile Brigade headquarters (Mako Brimob) detention centre in Depok, West Java, and three churches in Surabaya were not one-time events with no connection with our daily consumption of violence. Such explosions happened because we have normalized religious discrimination through our TV programs, the preachers we listen to and …

Editorial Note: WordForPeace.com Maulana Maududi’s son, Syed Haider Farooq Maududi: “Religion Is For The People And People Are Not For Religion”; “[My] Father Never Let His Children Read His Books Or Allowed Them To Involve In Jamaat Or Any Other Likeminded Politics” Given this duplicity of Moulana Moudodi, will it not be an apparent example of hypocrisy? …

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Words For Peace is an independent online media outlet with an aim to inspire people working for peace, pluralism, tolerance, moderation and spiritual values of religions. We strongly believe that peace is a human necessity and that it begins with each of us. With your vital support, we can resolve conflicts and protect human lives. Our efforts will help all peoples to build peace and heal their own communities.